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Yaounde vs. Asuncion Cost of Living Summary

Yaounde is 23.4% more expensive than Asuncion.

Restaurants: pay 36.6% more in Yaounde
Groceries: pay 65.1% more in Yaounde
Transportation: pay 21.2% more in Yaounde
Housing: pay 42.0% more in Yaounde
Childcare: pay 29.6% more in Yaounde
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.9% more in Yaounde
Clothing: pay 40.6% less in Yaounde

The cost of groceries, housing, restaurants, childcare, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Yaounde are more expensive than in Asuncion.

Yaounde vs. Asuncion Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Yaounde instead of Asuncion, you would:

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pay 36.6% more for restaurants

	Asuncion	Yaounde
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 PYG33,532	$5.34 FCFA2,985	+6.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.39 PYG36,174	$5.34 FCFA2,985	-1.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 PYG5,969	$1.78 FCFA995	+100.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.52 PYG3,486	$0.73 FCFA408	+40.5%
Average			+36.6%

Asuncion vs. Yaounde - Cost of restaurants

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pay 65.1% more for groceries

	Asuncion	Yaounde
Bread 1 loaf	$1.13 PYG7,600	$1.10 FCFA617	-2.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.98 PYG26,687	$7.12 FCFA3,981	+79.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.71 PYG24,869	$11.07 FCFA6,184	+198.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.81 PYG12,159	$1.89 FCFA1,055	+4.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.67 PYG11,190	$2.83 FCFA1,580	+69.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.03 PYG6,915	$2.06 FCFA1,151	+99.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.41 PYG2,764	$0.94 FCFA527	+128.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.45 PYG3,002	$0.97 FCFA542	+116.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 PYG5,727	$0.56 FCFA310	-35.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 PYG3,625	$0.75 FCFA421	+39.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.57 PYG3,826	$0.68 FCFA378	+18.6%
Average			+65.1%

Asuncion vs. Yaounde - Cost of groceries

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pay 21.2% more for transportation

	Asuncion	Yaounde
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.61 PYG24,202	$5.29 FCFA2,957	+46.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.58 PYG191,674	$17.81 FCFA9,951	-37.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,411.13 PYG103,353,835	$33,831.20 FCFA18,907,566	+119.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.41 PYG49,704	$4.18 FCFA2,339	-43.5%
Average			+21.2%

Asuncion vs. Yaounde - Cost of transportation

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pay 42.0% more for housing

	Asuncion	Yaounde
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.71 PYG118,763	$53.42 FCFA29,854	+201.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$437.82 PYG2,936,188	$129.09 FCFA72,147	-70.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$320.48 PYG2,149,290	$119.30 FCFA66,674	-62.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$31.70 PYG212,569	$63.35 FCFA35,407	+99.9%
Average			+42.0%

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pay 29.6% more for childcare

	Asuncion	Yaounde
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$163.92 PYG1,099,309	$343.45 FCFA191,950	+109.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,652.44 PYG24,494,859	$1,810.27 FCFA1,011,721	-50.4%
Average			+29.6%

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pay 9.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Asuncion	Yaounde
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.40 PYG9,396	$1.25 FCFA697	-11.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.19 PYG14,678	$2.67 FCFA1,493	+22.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.68 PYG11,275	$1.78 FCFA995	+5.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.39 PYG197,124	$24.48 FCFA13,683	-16.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.95 PYG39,932	$8.90 FCFA4,976	+49.5%
Average			+9.9%

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pay 40.6% less for clothing

	Asuncion	Yaounde
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.16 PYG369,960	$18.99 FCFA10,615	-65.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.83 PYG253,687	$30.27 FCFA16,917	-20.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.06 PYG523,480	$19.59 FCFA10,946	-74.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$55.34 PYG371,134	$54.31 FCFA30,352	-1.9%
Average			-40.6%

Asuncion vs. Yaounde - Cost of clothing

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